Physician-led ACOs are the most effective at reducing care costs: report

Medical Economics April 19, 2024
Jeffrey Bendix

By managing chronic conditions and offering preventive screenings, they are able to keep patients out of high-cost care settings

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Accountable care organizations (ACOs) that are led by independent practices and include a relatively large number of primary care providers (PCPs) save more money for Medicare than do hospital-led ACOs, according to a recent government study.

The report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office examines factors that have either contributed to or limited the ability of ACOs—groups of physicians or hospitals that take responsibility for the quality and cost of care for an assigned group of patients—to reduce Medicare spending.

The focus of the report is largely on the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) which, with 11 million beneficiaries, is...

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